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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Thurlesbeg

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In grassland on a SE-facing slope of an E-W ridge overlooking Arglo river 50m to the S. A raised circular area (int. diam 62m N-S; 69m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.2m; base Wth 4.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1-4m at S) reduced to a scarp from SE through S to SW with a possible entrance gap (Wth 4.4m ) which has been widened. There is a livestock gap (Wth 5m) in the bank at NW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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